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The Wind in the Willows

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by Kenneth Grahame

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I'm a bit confused as to what the purpose of the demigod in the book was. It felt like a random thing in the middle of the book and like it didn't really fit in. Does anybody know or have any ideas as to why it was included?
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What are the sexuality, profanity, and violence content of this book?
Spock's Cat Just to clarify Riverreed Greenland's comment below about the use of 'ass' in the book - in UK English, an ass is a donkey and the word is often used …moreJust to clarify Riverreed Greenland's comment below about the use of 'ass' in the book - in UK English, an ass is a donkey and the word is often used to mean 'silly, stupid, foolish'. I wouldn't, therefore, call it profanity. In US English, my understanding is that 'ass' is what we spell 'arse' in UK English. This is emphatically not what Kenneth Grahame means.

Otherwise, this is a very gentle, clean, and child-friendly book. There is a fight scene but this is not described graphically at all. (less)
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How many chapters are there and which are they?
Johnny Per the 1967 edition with ISBN 9780448060286:

Contents
1. The River Bank
2. The Open Road
3. The Wild Wood
4. Mr. Badger
5. Dulce Domum
6. Mr. Toad
7. The…morePer the 1967 edition with ISBN 9780448060286:

Contents
1. The River Bank
2. The Open Road
3. The Wild Wood
4. Mr. Badger
5. Dulce Domum
6. Mr. Toad
7. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
8. Toad's Adventures
9. Wayfarers All
10. The Further Adventures of Toad
11. "Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears"
12. The Return of Ulysses.

So, 12 chapters.(less)
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Have their been any film or series adaptations of this book?
Johnny Well, as of 2022, apparently there have been quite (quite!) a few:

— Mainstream Adaptations —
–Movies–
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949…moreWell, as of 2022, apparently there have been quite (quite!) a few:

— Mainstream Adaptations —
–Movies–
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
IMDb #tt0041094 - Approved - 1h08m - 6.9/10 - Medium Popularity
- The Wind in the Willows (1983) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0086590 - TV-G - 1h19m - 7.6/10 - Low Popularity
- The Willows in Winter (1996) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0192802 - Not Rated - 1h13m - 7.4/10 - Low Popularity
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
IMDb #tt0118172 - PG - 1h28m - 6.3/10 - Low Popularity

–Series–
- The Wind in the Willows (1984-1988) (TV Series)
IMDb #tt0086829 - Not Rated - 52 Episodes - 7.9/10 - Low Popularity

— Obscure Adaptations —
–Movies–
- Toad of Toad Hall (1947) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0267033 - Not Rated - 1h30m - 7.8/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Wind in the Willows (1983) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0367236 - Not Rated - XhXXm - 6.3/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Wind in the Willows (1987) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0094326 - TV-G - 1h36m - 7.3/10 - Trivial Popularity
- Wind in the Willows (1988) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0787244 - Not Rated - 0h50m - 6.8/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Adventures of Mole (1995) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0289840 - Not Rated - 0h52m - 6.7/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Willows in Winter (1996) (TV Movie) (Sequel)
IMDb #tt0286309 - Not Rated - 1h14m - 7.4/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Adventures of Toad (1996) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt1784650 - Not Rated - 0h52m - 6.7/10 - Trivial Popularity
- The Wind in the Willows (2006) (TV Movie)
IMDb #tt0825347 - Not Rated - 1h39m - 6.4/10 - Trivial Popularity

The judgment between mainstream and obscure is necessarily capricious, and has a lot to do with the simple chance of popularity due to age and not quality. Also, there has apparently been a lot of tangencial adaptations involving 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow', for some reason. If anyone sees anything missing, comment below and I'll edit this.(less)
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Do we read lessons or meaningful morals in this book or is it just a beautiful book for children?
Holly Boswell There are many lessons, I wouldn't necessarily call it a childrens book, because a lot of children don't understand it, while a lot of adults think it…moreThere are many lessons, I wouldn't necessarily call it a childrens book, because a lot of children don't understand it, while a lot of adults think it is childish.(less)
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